Very little info so far. Two suspects one in custody and one on the loose. They were dressed in fatigues but it is not known if they are military.

CNN reporting that at least 9 are dead...

Thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends as well as those on the hunt for this killer(s)...this is a terrible tragedy...

The two in custody and the one who was killed were soldiers. Being reported that the dead shooter was an army major.

Just the other day I received news that a person I was in BNOC with killed himself when he came home for R&R.

Military leadership, political leaders, communities, VA reps, family and friends, and forum members please listen to those that have come back from deployments. If they are distant, violent, can't sleep, ect please try all you can to give and get them assistance.

12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Shooting at Fort Hood in Texas

Thursday, November 05, 2009

A map showing the location of a mass shooting at Ft. Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas.

A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.

All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear.

AP cites an unnamed source saying the gunman was Major Malik Nadal Hasan, though authorities have not publicly identified him.

Cone said witnesses reported seeing more than one shooter, but that couldn't be confirmed. The primary shooter used two handguns, he said.

The shooting took place 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the post's Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers undergo medical screening before being deployed or after returning from overseas.

"We have a terrible, tragic situation here," said Cone. "Soldiers, family members and the civilians that work here are absolutely devastated."

Cone said the injuries "vary significantly" among the victims wounded in the shooting. The victims include one civilian police officer.

President Obama called the shooting a "horrific outburst of violence" on members of the nation's armed forces. "It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an army base on American soil."

He said he doesn't yet know all the details but promised the government would get "answers to every single question."

Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said the shooting was a terrible tragedy for all of the military families affected.

The base and area schools were on lockdown after the mass shooting, and all those on the Army post were asked to gather for a head count.